Michael Franti Quotes

I'd play music on the street, especially in developing nations where a lot of kids couldn't wear shoes. In order to relate with kids that would be following me barefoot, I would take off my shoes, and they would all laugh at me because I couldn't go three steps without wincing.

Michael Franti

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MusicShoesMeLaughPlayStreet

I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback.

Jim McMahon

YouRulesQuarterbackLikeHit

Oil has allowed us to think about economics as though energy doesn't matter.

Andrew Nikiforuk

EconomicsEnergyThinkMatterOil

I'm Christian. I've made mistakes. I believe fervently in second chances.

Tucker Carlson

MistakesBelieveChristianI Believe

Data can generally travel the speed of light unless networks are congested. When there's congestion, usually the cheapest and best thing is simply to add capacity generally, not to prioritize certain sites over others.

Marvin Ammori

LightBestTravelDataSpeedOthers

Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through.

Luis Fortuno

FreedomGovernmentPeopleShineWay

The thing about imagination is that by the very act of putting it down, there must be some truth in one's own imagination.

Dennis Potter

TruthImaginationDownActOwnMust

I guess I'm a black woman with a mouth.

Corrine Brown

WomanBlackMouthGuess

Oh Mr. Webster could never define what's being said between your heart and mine.

Alison Krauss

HeartSaidNeverDefineBeingMine

I do play nice guys. I really do.

William Fichtner

PlayNiceNice GuysGuysReally

When my disease nearly destroyed me in 2009, my doctors thought I'd be lucky to regain 80 percent of my cognitive abilities. When I was at my sickest, I couldn't read or write. I could barely walk on my own or groom myself. The disease felled me physically and mentally - robbing me, briefly but intensely, of my wits, my sanity, my memory, my self.

Susannah Cahalan

MyselfWalkMemoryMeThoughtSelf

My reputation precedes me all the time, but I'm not the monster people think I am.

Sylvie Guillem

TimeI AmPeopleMeThinkMonster

When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.

Shia LaBeouf

PositivePeopleMeStoryMomentsGo

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